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Museum to return ownership of looted items as ‘moral’ thing to do

Museum chiefs have agreed to return ownership of a looted collection of treasured artefacts to Nigeria, including its Benin Bronzes, because it is the “moral and appropriate” thing to do. The Horniman Museum said ownership of the 72 objects, which ...

07 Aug 2022 at 16:55

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Emmanuel Macron heads to Africa for three-nation trip

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-nation tour of Africa. The four-day visit to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau is the French leader’s first diplomatic trip outside Europe since winning re-election. On the agenda will be common ...

25 Jul 2022 at 16:38

Oxford and Cambridge universities could return 213 looted artefacts from Benin

The universities of Oxford and Cambridge could return more than 200 artefacts that were looted by British colonial forces in 1897, after Nigeria this year requested the repatriation of the cultural items. The 213 objects, including many bronzes ...

29 Jul 2022 at 19:04

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Berlin to start repatriating looted art to Nigeria this year

The body overseeing Berlin’s public museums has said it will begin repatriating hundreds of Benin Bronzes this year, after finalising an agreement with Nigeria on the return of the objects that were stolen from Africa during colonial times. ...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:12

London museum returns looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

A small museum in south-east London has begun the official process of returning looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The Horniman Museum, which houses a collection of 72 treasured items that were taken by force from Benin City in 1897, ...

29 Nov 2022 at 00:34

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Germany and Nigeria to sign accord on returning Benin Bronzes

Germany and Nigeria are set to sign an agreement in Berlin on Friday paving the way for the return of important sculptures known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa in the late 19th century. Governments and museums in ...

01 Jul 2022 at 14:51

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Germany returns Nigerian bronzes as it addresses its ‘dark colonial past’

Germany returned 20 historic bronze sculptures to Nigeria as part of efforts to address its “dark colonial past”, the German foreign minister has said. Annalena Baerbock returned the prized cultural artefacts to Nigerian ...

20 Dec 2022 at 15:46

University of Cambridge to return looted Benin bronzes

The University of Cambridge will return looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The 116 artefacts, which are mainly made of brass but also include some ivory and wooden objects, were taken by British armed forces during the ...

14 Dec 2022 at 22:13

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